Method of treating fish-s eines



'nrrnn l ennui torrent DANIEL F. OVERION AND lr'lliillfi E. O

VERTON, OF SOLOMON-S, MARYLAND.

METHOD UF TREATiNG FiSH-SEiNES To all whom it may con com lle it known that we, DANIEL F. ()vnn'ron and WILLIS E. Ovnn'ron, citizens of the United States, residing at Solomons, in the county of'Cnlvert and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Methods of "lrenting Fish- Seines, of which the following is n specification.

This invention relates to :1 method of treating fish-seines topreserve them from the dostruotive effects of fish-slime. This method is applicable "to seinos or nets cords or twines have not been cooled with Water-repellent, such tar. In these seines the water at once saturates the cords or twinos composing the netting or meshes, and when the seine has been drawn and allowed to lie for a. time on the ground it dries or partially dries, and then is again put into the water nndngaiin drawn out and allowed to dry, asbefore. Fishermen go through this operation with their seines a number of times daily. It has been found that under the above circumstances the slime that is naturally given oil" from iish gets upon the not, and in n short time it so niieots it that the seine is soon destroyed. or renderedworthless.

The object oi our invention is to o'iwiute the ruinous effects of this slime, and this we do by the following method.

lVhen the seine has been drawn from the wetter and while yet not and covered with slime, we apply to iho seine ii solution of water and lime. The solution we use it is in an y dos ed manner.

whose meshooinposed ofnntcr, forty gallons; lime, onehnlf bushel. These proportions are efiicient, but may be varied.

The solution may be applied to the seine One way is to pile the seine on the ground, and throw the lime solution over it by means of a suitable vessel, \Ve li.;\ o found that this treatment keeps the seine in good condition and will cause it to,

lost indefinitely and be unaffected by thefrequeni wetting and dr ing and fish-slime.

lly hlfllilllfJ, n SOlllLlOll of the lime and water the alkaline properties of the lime are utilized, which destroy the slime by ch mical notion, whereas if the lime were used as amixture with water or as a whitewash, as is done in preventing mildew, 850., the solid particles of the lime would be deposited upon the seine, which would be very objectionable. liming described on rinvention, We claim- The herein-described method of treating lish-s eines to preserve them from the deleterious elieots of fish-slime, consisting of op plying to the seine after it has been drawn from the water and while wet and covered with slime a solution of water and lime, as set forth.

in testimony whereof we niiix our signzv turns in the presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL i OYERlON. WI LLIS E. O V ERTON.

Witnesses:

JOHN i l. Mourns, Jno. 'l. liiAnoo'x. 

